Mourinho tells Wright-Phillips he has a Chelsea future
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists winger Shaun Wright-Phillips
has a future at the club.
West Ham want to sign the 25-year-old who scored his first goal for
the club in Tuesdays 2-0 win over Levski Sofia.
"I want him to stay. We know the squad is good in quality but short
on numbers," said Mourinho.
"We cannot lose players. We have 19 outfield players for the four
competitions we are still involved in - we need every
player."
He added: "If the answers from him are positive ones then that is
good for me, the team and for the boy. His future does not depend
on a goal he scored."
New West Ham chairman Eggert Magnusson has publicly stated he will
discuss the possibility of signing Wright-Phillips with Chelsea
chief executive Peter Kenyon as the January transfer window
looms.
The England international, who moved to Stamford Bridge for £21m in
July 2005, could be sold for £10m.
But Wright-Phillips does not appear ready to leave after stating he
is keen to continue to prove his worth and become more of a
first-team regular for the Premiership champions.
He said: "I dont want to leave - so why should I want to go
anywhere?"
i think chelsea wants him coz they lack back up only
